Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Kris Kubik was on deck, a few UT men swimmers were in the pool,Eric Shanteau and Michael KluehEric is sporting a new graperfruit sized Olympic Tattoo with wings over his right shoulder blade.

Russell Mark from US Swimming was on deck filming swimmers underwater, I had a nice talk with him I asked him about Michael Phelps going deeper off turns when he streamline dolphin kicks (SDK's) long. Particularly off his last turns in races. He said both phelps and bowman thinks it's important to go deeper and it gives him an advantage. Russell said Adriana Kukurs did it in her 200 IM and added half a body length on the field.He mentioned you have to be very well conditioned to stay under longer at the end of races.

strength speed training has begun

right shoulder still hurts a little fortunately it doesn't hurt to swim freestyle feels like the kind of pain that's going to go away

Lifted Weightstested Lat press with 10 lbs on my right arm did one rep, shoulder is still tender but it's getting better, hurts less than it did on sunday